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Granular Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ular

Granular has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

"granular sugar"

"the photographs were grainy and indistinct"

"it left a mealy residue"

2

having a granular structure like that of chondrites

"The meteorite fragment was so dense and rich in iron that it possessed a distinctively granular structure similar to ancient chondrites."

3

Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains

"The texture of the sand felt surprisingly smooth despite being composed entirely of tiny, granular particles."

Example Sentences
"granular sugar" adjective
"the photographs were grainy and indistinct" adjective
"it left a mealy residue" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
achondritic
Rhyming Words
alar elar hilar tolar salar bolar talar folar valar sylar filar selar solar velar kolar mylar vilar urlar molar polar
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